Federal Standards 'Not Copyrightable,' DC Circ. Told

By Bryan Koenig (May 14, 2018, 4:49 PM EDT) -- Private industry standards lose copyright protection when they are later turned into mandatory federal regulations, a public records nonprofit asserted in oral arguments Monday in urging a D.C. Circuit panel to upend a decision granting that protection to industry standards that ultimately were incorporated into federal requirements....

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